What do Gloucester and the capital city of Egypt, Cairo, have in common?

Not too much we shouldn't think. They're both built around a river ... and now they've both had the pleasure of being home to Bella the dog.

The difference, however, is that Gloucester has been much kinder to Bella than the cruel streets of Cairo ever were.

Bella the dog is having much happier times in Gloucester (Image: Fi Pluck)

At just five months old, Bella was run over by a car she was sleeping under while living on the streets. Her front legs were broken and crushed.

Even more heartbreakingly, rather than people coming to help her, she was dragged along the streets and beaten up by a group of children - adding to her injuries and making her health even more desperate.

Her life was only spared when a local woman who runs a dog shelter was tipped off and Bella was taken in for immediate treatment and care.

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"There aren't any words [to describe how well she is part of the family]."

Fi says disabled dogs are too easily treated as beyond help, but the spirit and zest for life in Bella shows that perception could not be more wrong.

What does the future hold?

Bella's new mum Fi has fundraised £700 to be able to buy Bella a set of wheels. All that needs to happen now is for them to be measured, ordered-to-size and then they'll arrive all the way from the USA.